Ancestors from Norway - Vestfold parish records
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Vestfold kirkebøker - parish records

About this list:

I have compiled the information on this list from the LDS Family History Catalog as well as from information from the web site of the Norwegian National Archives. It contains a list of the parish records - kirkebøker - from Vestfold that have been microfilmed. Parish records that have not been microfilmed are not included in this list, and these parish records can only be viewed at the Norwegian State Archive if they are more than 60 years old.
I have translated the word prestegjeld as "clerical district" and the word sokn as "parish". This is the convention used in the LDS Family History Catalog.

Andebu (Andebu, Høyjord, Kodal)	Sandar
Borre (Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Nykirke, Horten until 1855)	Sande
Botne (Botne, Hillestad, Holmestrand until 1814)	Sandefjord
Brunlanes (Tanum, Berg, Kjose)	Sem (Sem, Slagen)
Hedrum (Hedrum, Kvelde, Hvarnes)	Stavern
Hof (Hof, Vassås)	Stokke (Stokke, Skjee, Arnadal - Arendal)
Holmestrand	Strømm (Strømm, Svelvik)
Horten	Tjølling
Lardal (Svarstad, Hem, Styrvol)	Tjøme (Tjøme, Hvasser)
Larvik (Larvik, Langestrand)	Tønsberg (Vår Frue kirke, Tønsberg kirke, St. Laurentii kirke)
Nøtterøy (Nøtterøy, Tjøme until 1878, Torød)	Våle (Våle, Undrumsdal)
Ramnes (Ramnes, Fon, Vivestad)	Dissenter congregations

Note:

Lysningsbok (Record book for the public announcements of upcoming marriages) Only exists for the following clerical districts: Borre, Brunlanes, Horten, Larvik, Nøtterøy, Sandar, Sandefjord, Sem, Stavern, Stokke, Strømm, Tjøme, Tønsberg and Våle, and also for the dissenter congregation Den katolsk apostoliske congregation in Larvik.

Forlovererklæringer (Record book for the declarations of the sponsors / best men) Only exists for the following clerical districts: Sem and Våle.

Fødselsregister (Record book for births) Required from 1916 and onwards, but only exists for the following clerical districts: Horten, Larvik, Nøtterøy, Sandar, Sandefjord and Tønsberg.

Dåps- og Vigselsregister (Record book for baptisms and marriages) Only used by dissenter congregations. Exists for Den Katolsk Apostoliske Menighet in Larvik.

Andebu

Andebu parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1623 - 1930. Andebu clerical district consists of the following parishes: Andebu, Høyjord and Kodal.

Borre

Borre parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1710 - 1920. Borre clerical district consists of the following parishes: Borre with Åsgårdstrand and Nykirke. It also included Horten parish until 1865 when this parish was separated out to form the new Horten clerical district.

Botne

Botne parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1707 - 1918. Botne clerical district consists of the following parishes: Botne and Hillestad. It also included Holmestrand parish until 1866 when this parish was separated out to form the new Holmestrand clerical district.

Brunlanes

Brunlanes parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1766 - 1931. Brunlanes clerical district consists of the following parishes: Tanum, Berg and Kjose. It also included Langestrand parish until 1741 when this parish was separated out to form the new Langestrand clerical district. In addition, it also included Stavern parish until 1799 when this parish was separated out to form the new Stavern clerical district.
Note: Earlier church records were lost in a fire.

Hedrum

Hedrum parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1751 - 1930. Hedrum clerical district consists of the following parishes: Hedrum, Kvelde and Hvarnes. It also included Larvik until 1741 when this parish was separated out to form the new Larvik clerical district.
Note: Earlier records were lost when the parsonage (vicarage) burned in 1750

Hof

Hof parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1704 - 1930. Hof clerical district consists of the following parishes: Hof and Vassås.

Holmestrand

Holmestrand parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1814 - 1923. Holmestrand clerical district consists of the following parishes: Holmestrand parish. It was separated out from Botne clerical district in 1866. See Botne clerical district for earlier records.

Horten

Horten parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1855 - 1926. Horten clerical district consists of the following parishes: Horten parish.
By royal resolution on 13 July 1855 a temporary priest was assigned to the military garrison at Horten, and he began to keep parish records for his congregation. However, it was not until 1865 that Horten parish was separated out from Borre clerical district to become its own clerical district. For earlier records see Borre clerical district.

Lardal

Lardal parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1704 - 1922. Lardal clerical district consists of the following parishes: Svarstad, Hem and Styrvold.

Larvik

Larvik parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1696 - 1933. Larvik clerical district consists of the following parishes: Larvik and Langestrand. These parishes were separated out from Hedrum clerical district in 1741 to form Larvik clerical district.
    Note: Larvik had two dissenter congregations:
    1) Den Katolske Apostoliske Menighet. Congregation records (Kirkebøger) are available from 1888 - 1963
    2) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Larvik Branch. Record of members are available from "early to 1927" according to the LDS Family History Library online catalog.

Nøtterøy

Nøtterøy parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1686 - 1930. Nøtterøy clerical district consists of the following parishes: Nøtterøy. It also included Tjøme parish until 1879 when that parish was separated out to form the new Tjøme clerical district.

Ramnes

Ramnes parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1732 - 1924. Ramnes clerical district consists of the following parishes: Ramnes, Fon and Vivestad.

Sandar

Sandar parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1709 - 1944. Sandar clerical district consists of the following parishes: Sandar (Sandeherred) parish. It also included Sandefjord parish until 1877 when that parish was separated out to form the new Sandefjord clerical district.

Sande

Sande parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1753 - 1918. Sande clerical district consists of the following parishes: Sande parish. It also included Skoger parish and Tangen parish until 1752 when these parishes were transferred to Strømsø clerical district in Buskerud county. (See Buskerud parish records)
Note in 1737 five farms from Jarlsberg Verk were transferred from Bragernes clerical district to Sande clerical district.

Sandefjord

Sandefjord parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1873 - 1932. Sandefjord clerical district consists of the following parishes: Sandefjord parish. It was separated out from Sandar clerical district in 1877. See Sandar clerical district for earlier parish records.

Sem

Sem parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1702 - 1924. Sem clerical district consists of the following parishes: Sem, Slagen and Valløy. These parishes were separated out from Tønsberg clerical district in 1739. For earlier records see St. Laurentii parish in Tønsberg clerical district.

Stavern

Stavern parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1756 - 1909. Stavern clerical district consists of the following parishes: Stavern (Fredriksværn) parish. This parish was separated out from Brunlanes clerical district in 1751.
Note: Earlier church records were lost in a fire.

Stokke

Stokke parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1719 - 1919. Stokke clerical district consists of the following parishes: Stokke, Skjee and Arnadal (Arendal).

Strømm

Strømm parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1816 - 1928. Strømm clerical district consists of the following parishes: Strømm (Strømmen) and Svelvik. They were separated out from Hurum clerical district in Buskerud county in 1861. For earlier parish records see Hurum clerical district (listed in Buskerud parish records).
Note: There was a dissenter congregation in Strømm clerical district: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Strømmen Branch. Record of members is available for the time period 1859 - 1883.

Tjølling

Tjølling parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1671 - 1920. Tjølling clerical district consists of one parish: Tjølling.

Tjøme

Tjøme parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1856 - 1920. Tjøme clerical district consists of the following parishes: Tjøme (Tjømo) parish and Vasser chapel. Tjøme (Tjømo) parish was separated out from Nøtterøy clerical district in 1872 to form the new Tjøme clerical district. For earlier records see Nøtterøy clerical district.

Tønsberg

Tønsberg parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1688 - 1913. Tønsberg clerical district consists of the following parishes: Vår Frue Kirke (Our Lady Maria church) and Saint Laurentii church from 1690 until 1810 (when it was discontinued). It also included the parishes of Sem and Slagen until 1739 when these parishes were separated out to form the new Sem clerical district.
Note 1. There was a dissenter congregation in Tønsberg: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tønsberg Branch. Record of members are available from "early - 1951"
Note 2: There is an error in the LDS Family History Library online Catalog: It states that parish records are available up to 1962. The available parish records, however, only go up to 1913.

Våle

Våle parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1693 - 1934. Våle clerical district consists of the following parishes: Våle and Undrumsdal.

Dissenter congregations in Vestfold

Den Katolske Apostoliske Menighet in Larvik (Catholic Apostolical congregation in Larvik)
Congregation records (Kirkebøger) are available from 1888 - 1963

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    1) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Larvik Branch. Record of members are available from "early to 1927" according to the LDS Family History Library online catalog.
    2) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Strømmen Branch. Record of members is available for the time period 1859 - 1883.
    3) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tønsberg Branch. Record of members is available for the time period "early - 1951" according to the LDS Family History Library online catalog.

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